Wichita eagle., 1887-12-03
THE BIG BUILDINGS.

Work upon the Crawford Grand, Mr..
Fierce yesterday stated, is progressing
rapidly About seventy feet from the west
end OF the building is under roof; the walls
In the front are being completed and as
fast as the brick are laid the cornice work
ers are there to prepare the wall for the
roof. Within the structure the carpenters
are busily engaged putting down the seat
levels for the balcony and gallery If disa-
greeable weather should not too much in
fere with the work, the building will be
completed by January 18th.
The Sedgwick block is, too,
rapidly nearing completion. The brick
work is finished and yesterday the main
cornice, seven feet in height, was being put
around the top of the walls: the painters
were washing down the pressed brick
work: and the GLACIERS were putting in the
window glass. The first and third story
rooms have received their printing coat Of
plastering and with the exception of the
rooms ON the fifth floor all has been lathed
Tonight it is expected that the structure
will be under roof
At the Smith-Skinner block, work
men were putting up the stone work
to one of the neatest fronts in the city
plain, yet artistic and attractive The
windows are in the side walls The lower
rooms are plastered and the upper lathed
The Zeinninger building is ready for oc-
cupaGcy. Yesterday workmen were put
ting down tile floor before the front en-
trance and the painters are finishing the
interior wood work. The Mosler Safe
Company and the St. Nicholas Toy Com
pany have moved into the store rooms,
Dave Dale, the Schuyler Electric Light
Co. and Jackson & Wolff all have fine Of
fees on the second story front, and the
Lithographing Co. have taken the large
room in the rear. The Eagle Rifles have
the large hall on the third floor, and a
beautiful attractive hall it is that they
have secured.
Work goes on well at the Zimmerly
building. The rear and side walls of the
first three stories are completed, and the
beautiful front will soon be up to the same
height.
The workmen at the Schweiter-Mo
bacher building were yesterday engaged in
fitting up the interior of the upper stories,
the lower rooms are both occupied as places
of business.
At the engine house of No. 9, the front
for the lower story is finished, and the
workmen We're yesterday almost through
with the second story. This will be very
neat building and admirably adapted TO its
purpose
At the beautiful Fletcher building on
North Main the brick work is all COM
pleted and the cornice work is being
placed in position, The true architectural
beauty of the building is now beginning to
be seen, but will be still heightened by the
completion of the projecting windows in
the front
The Mitchell building on North Topeka
is going up rapidly and presents plain,
solid, substantial front. The Pllock and
Pierce block on South Topeka is just
ready for occupancy, as is also the fine,
substantial, one hundred foot block on
North Emporia.
A two story brick is being erected on
North Main, south of Oak. Several fine
business buildings are nearing completion
on East Douglas, while of the magnificent
business block on the West Side-the Mar
tinson, the Palace. the SlInhower, the
Lawrence blOcks-many are already Occu-
pied, and others soon will be.